Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) nana (Macfie), 1939
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Record
  • Argentina
    • Buenos Aires
Other distribution
Brazil
Mexico (Veracruz)
Jamaica
Trinidad
Brasil (Amazonas, Santa Catarina) hasta Argentina
 
nana (Macfie), 1939b: 171 (Lasiohelea; female). Type locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia. HT F (BMNH). Distr.: Mexico (Veracruz), Jamaica through Caribbean to southern Brazil (Santa Catarina), Argentina (Buenos Aires: Ensenada, Reserva Natural Integral Punta Lara, marginal forest, 34º47'21.2''S, 57º59'56.8''W). Refs.: Spinelli et al., 2010: 130; Cazorla et al., 2018: 6.



Diagnosis. Distinguished from other Neotropical congeners by the following combination of characters: third palpal segment without a definite sensory pit, capitate sensilla scattered on surface on mesodistal portion; vein M2 not visible; second radial cell fused with costal cell as vein R1 obliterated; female genital sclerotization M-shaped; apodeme of gonocoxites shortly expanded toward anterior end; aedeagus with lateral sclerites stout, gradually curved to tip and crossed in midline, submedian processes subparallel and fused on proximal one-third. VER Wirth 1956c
  • MACFIE, J. W. S. 1939. A report on a collection of Brazilian Ceratopogonidae. Revista de Entomologia. 10: 137-219.
  • SPINELLI, G. R., P. I. MARINO & A. L. GADDI. 2010. New records of biting midges from Argentina and Chile (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 69(1-2): 127-132.
  • CAZORLA, C.G., P.I. MARINO, F. DÍAZ, F. & R. E. CAMPOS.. . 2018. Diversity of Ceratopogonidae (Diptera: Culicomorpha) from the Reserva Integral Natural Punta Lara (Buenos Aires, Argentina. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina. 77: 1–13.
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